The shit hits… Steve House responds
December 04, 2009 06:22 AM Comments - 0
Was stoked (bloody hell I'm going all American today!) to get some comments from Uber alpinist Steve House* (and fellow BT winner) tonight about my comments on the Speed Ascent while sat in the Cinema watching the new Twilight film (bloody hell that girl sure know's how to pick a boyfriend - first a vampire - then a werewolf - next it'll be Leo Houlding!!).
ANyway they're hidden in the bowels of this site so here they are:
Hey Andy,
The jacket hood-design was changed because the velcro became quite uncomfortable when worn on longer expeditions. Basically it scratched up one’s chin. Also, some wanted a tighter seal at the neck that the zipper provided.
The pants were done without side zips as a compromise to price in the thinking that it wasn’t really a deal-breaker. Meaning that most of the time it’s not that big a deal to drop-trow in the old-way, loosening your harness and pulling your pants down. It’s really not that hard.
You should note that the fabric package on this current version of the Speed Ascent is miles better than it was even a couple years ago. We’ve worked hard with the mills to develop these fabrics and they have come a long way.
Cheers,
Steve
I was going to respond somewhat mischievously by saying it couldn't be from THE Steve House as he’d know what I was talking about... but I didn’t.
BUT all I can say is lets have a challenge to the first person to take a dump in these pants, the rules being:
You Must be wearing a BD Bod harness, and be tied in.
You must employ the braces and wear them as you would under other layers.
You can’t cut the braces off with a knife in mad panic as you would on an Himalayan exped as you feel a tide of pooh rocking towards the exit.
You can’t be that woman out of the film Flashdance (who I remember taking a bra off in a clever and sexy way, although I’m sure Steve House taking a dump would also be very sexy.)
Lastly you must do all this at minus -15, in the dark, on a near vertical sheet of ice, with a storm howling up from below, after holding it in far too long for your own good, and after a strong coffe. I’m sure in that mad panic it would be the wearer that’d be comprimised - not the price.
Now I know you’re superhuman Steve, but I think even you would struggle, although you may get a new book title out of it (clue: replace the word Void with Cloth in the title of famous climbing book).
I’m sure this will run and run...
*note: never trust a man who can't do Spock fingers
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